BOONE, N.C. — Police have released the 911 call made after a woman and her husband discovered the body of missing Appalachian State University student Anna Smith.
“My husband and I are out here. We came up the hillside and we believe we have found the body of Anna Smith,” said the caller.
Click HERE to listen to the 911 call.
Investigators say Anna Smith’s body was found in a heavily wooded area off Poplar Grove Road Saturday.
Officials conducted an autopsy on Smith’s body Monday at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. However, the results have not been released at this time. Smith was last seen on September 2nd.
Police say they do not believe foul play was involved him her death. Boone police chief Dana Crawford says, “At this point we do not have direct information that there is foul play. In fact, there are factors to indicate that Ms. Smith was intent on harming herself. I know this is difficult for family and friends to hear, but these are facts.”
Crawford went on to say a handwritten letter was found with Smith’s body. Police believe Smith wrote the letter but plan to have a forensic analysis done to confirm that information.
